Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon...
by mehwoot on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @10:38PM
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aren't people (and all living organisms) the quintessential example of a local decrease in entropy that results in greater overall entropy?
Yes, but that's not what the person you replied to was saying. They were pointing out that there can be a global, absolute decrease in entropy, it's just statistically very unlikely.
Yes, but that's not what the person you replied to was saying. They were pointing out that there can be a global, absolute decrease in entropy, it's just statistically very unlikely.